“The Faculty Senate of West Virginia University votes no confidence in President Mike Garrison. For the good of the institution and for the benefit of our students, he must resign or the Board of Governor’s must require his resignation”
Motion passed, 77 - 19.
What is the precedent for this?
Surely Mike Garrison isn’t the only President of a large university whose faculty have voted NO CONFIDENCE in him TWICE in less than a year.
Or is he?
Tags: Mike Garrison
May 5, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Fail.
Utter, abject, fail.
I love it.
May 5, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Does anyone know how the SOM senators voted? just curious if they also were representing those silent majority that Bailes had to write a letter for.
May 5, 2008 at 6:23 pm
I’m not that wired in, but the two that I know, voted “no confidence”. They made their intentions public– each spoke during the discussion portion of the meeting.
May 5, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Metronews has audio. I got the link from Larry Messina’s site:
http://www.mywvhome.blogspot.com/
The actual reading of the resolution refers to President “Mike” Garrison. LMAO. They just call him “Mike.” Not even the respect to call him “Michael.”
SLAP.
May 5, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Also, several HSC faculty names were included in the “Report to WVU Faculty Senate of an Unofficial Poll…”, albeit, mostly tenured ones. If you ask me, Matt has more than met his university service requirement for the academic year– he is to be commended for her service.
May 5, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Ooops, *HIS* service. Good grief.
May 5, 2008 at 6:29 pm
West Virginia Hillbilly Politics
Come and listen to a story about a woman named Bresch.
A rich mountaineer, always kept her image fresh.
An then one year she didn’t go to class,
And pulled a degree right out of her ass.
MBA that is, WV was fooled.
Well the first thing ya’ll should know is dad’s a millionaire,
Gov. of the State who has friends everywhere.
Said baby girl “don’t worry I know what it’s like”,
And she picked up the phone and called her good friend Mike.
President Garrison, that is.
An even bigger fool, a dimwit star.
The next thing Mike did was call his chief staff Walker.
Said “take care of this” and you’ll get the AD’s locker.
One lie turned to two and then it became more.
Mike G. and Bresch never realized what PPG reporters had in store.
The WV Hillbillies! You couldn’t make this up!
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Well now its time to say good-bye to Mike and all his “friends”.
He’s shamed himself and West Virginia to the very end.
You’re all invited back to watch on Court TV.
He’ll be doin time with the others job free.
Hillbillies they are. Can’t get it straight. Take your shoes off and stay awhile. It’s better than Hee-Haw.
May 5, 2008 at 6:30 pm
I pray that when this is over we can get Prescott back - we need leaders that give a shit about something other than themselves - not Garrison or Bailes
May 5, 2008 at 6:36 pm
The PPG update article on it, says that one faculty member said “students are threatening to disrupt commencement ceremonies.”
I hope they do. If he doesn’t resign by the weekend. I hope they disrupt it good. The standing up and turning their backs thing, while kind of cool in a solidarity type way, I don’t think would be quite the disruption that would be what someone suggested the other day here, I forget who. Having a bunch of students each burn up a couple extra seconds as they get their diplomas by requesting someone other than Garrison hand it to them, seems.
Do this over, and over, and over again. Just make it a pure chore for him to be there. Drive the point home, again and again.
It doesn’t have to be anything loud. Just when he stands there with the diploma (I know, only doctorate degrees get to walk) in his left hand, his right hand extended, to just have the studen say to him, “I’m sorry, I can’t accept that from you. Can you have someone else hand it to me?” would be no problem. They don’t have to shout it, just say it loud enough for him to hear it. He’ll know exactly what they mean. So will everyone else, when they see what happens.
There’s like a dozen regalia’ed characters floating around up there on the stage. I’m sure an assistant dean or something would be available to hand out the degrees close by.
And just keep disrupting it until he steps aside.
Then everyone cheers.
May 5, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Former Harvard President Larry Summers resigned rather than receive a second no-confidence vote from his faculty.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2006-02-21-harvard_x.htm
May 5, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Now Billy Stewart has contributed his obligatory pro-Garrison letter. There’s a man who knows a thing or two about resigning in disgrace. He had to leave VMI in shame after using the “n” word to chastise an African-American player during practice.
May 5, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Maybe Garrison can go to Harvard. LOL
May 5, 2008 at 6:52 pm
I do not want this statement to be missed. This number appears to be extremely high. Do all neurosurgical MDs get paid this at WVU? Or is this part of the million dollar club - those that support garrison (like huggins)
wvucrone Says:
May 4, 2008 at 9:13 pm
On the matter of the salary of those physicians who signed the letter in support of Garrison. Not for profit organizations, such as the West Virginia University Medical Corporation, have to make annual filings with the IRS, on Form 990 and its associated schedules. These are public documents (mostly) and are available from the non-profit itself, and from websites. One of the things that is required to be reported is the compensation of the five highest paid employees other than officers, directors or trustees. (Compensation of those individuals is reported separately.)
In 2005 (the most recent one I could easily find on the web), the top earner listed on WVUMC’s Schedule A was—–
Julian E. Bailes, M.D., at $1,573,489 (plus $41,012 in contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation).
May 5, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Thank you Pittsburgh Post, Faculty Senate and the DA.
May 5, 2008 at 6:57 pm
sorry - and HK
May 5, 2008 at 6:57 pm
unfuckingbelievable
May 5, 2008 at 6:58 pm
200-400k is average at wvu
May 5, 2008 at 7:01 pm
that salary does not include what he got from the State
May 5, 2008 at 7:02 pm
what in the fuck is he selling fish oil for
May 5, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Fish oil? Is that the doctor that worked on Randal McCloy?
May 5, 2008 at 7:09 pm
I echo that HSC. Nobody wanted it to come to this.
Without the PGG’s persistence and the faculty and DA’s willingness to stand up for WVU’s integrity, this degree scandal might have slid out of sight, unchallenged.
Well done all!
May 5, 2008 at 7:14 pm
That’s PPG’s.
May 5, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Hooray for the Faculty Senate but while everyone’s watching Garrison’s career, there are still problems in the business school to be dealt with. Cy Logar, the associate dean who agreed with Sears and still says it was the right decision to give her the degree is running the place. Jerry Blakely, the MBA director, who pulled her grades out of thin air, is still in charge of graduate programs. But with all the leaders out, who’s going to make them step down! Not Sears, Lang, or Garrison who won’t leave until he’s dragged out of Stewart Hall. It’s good to see the Senate stand up for academic integrity.
May 5, 2008 at 7:18 pm
he WV coalminer was saved by the trauma surgeons at WVUH. Bailes played a minimal role in his treatment but was running press conferences suggesting that his input is what saved the miner. The surgeons who really saved him, like so many other good MDs, have since left WVU. He was on the Garrison search committee and now the VP search as well.
May 5, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Huzzah for the Faculty Senate. Sure, they can’t kick Garrison’s hand-picked cronies off the BOG, but at least they’re exerting what influence they have for the good of the University. Can’t say the same for the coaches, etc.
(Incidentally, for those interested in such things there’s a Facebook group called “Garrison Must Go” at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15464671678. The title is self-explanatory.)
May 5, 2008 at 7:24 pm
To any of the 77 faculty senate members reading this post, thank you for doing the right thing! Thank you Matt Vester! And of course thank you HK for all that you do in maintaining this list and keeping us informed with your postings!!!!
Poetic Champion, that little diddy is great!. Can anyone do something funny with it on YouTube?
May 5, 2008 at 7:50 pm
http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/news/page/6786/
This is all I have to say, via http://www.bloodlesscoup.com
May 5, 2008 at 7:53 pm
MOUNTAINEER E-NEWS
May 5, 2008
Since my appointment as President of WVU, I have worked with hundreds of
students, faculty members, and staff who have stepped forward to address
the challenges and opportunities which face us as a University. We have
accomplished great things together – and we will continue to do so – by
focusing on the future of the University.
The essence of all the motions presented in the Senate today contains a
clear message: we at WVU must work to create an environment that assures
everyone that this will never happen again.
I have also heard from scores of students, from faculty across the
university, from staff, from alumni, and from people across this state.
Many have voiced their concerns. Others urged me not to allow a climate
of anger and confusion to distract us from our mission. Many have urged
me to press forward for the good of the university.
But on one thing we are united: We all love this University. We must
continue the great work we do for our students and for our state.
The faculty are the heart of the University. I’ve said many times
before, my faculty mentors are among the people who had great influence
on my life. I will continue to work closely with faculty members,
particularly those who have already demonstrated a commitment and
willingness to work with others across campuses, across disciplines, and
across differences of opinion, on each of the challenges that face us.
Our love for this University binds us together in our work.
Our hardest work is ahead.
The Board of Governors has asked me to implement the changes recommended
by the committee, and to continue the momentum we have developed on the
campuswide and statewide priorities for the past year. It is the work I
have been asked to do. It is the work I love to do. It is the work I
intend to do.
May 5, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Thank you to the 77 Faculty Senators who took the first step toward WVU regaining its integrity and reputation. Thank you to the Senators and other faculty who spoke so eloquently about why this step was needed. Thank you to faculty like Matt Vester who gave faculty not in the Senate a means of expressing their views. Thank you to the readers of this blog who emailed or spoke with Senators to encourage them to vote no confidence and support resignation. Thank you, HK, for giving us all a means of communication with each other.
May 5, 2008 at 8:08 pm
if that was his statement…wow.
May 5, 2008 at 8:15 pm
ditto to what Lou said. Thank-you HK for your work. This blog gives an island of clarity in a sea of WVU fog.
May 5, 2008 at 8:16 pm
I thought this part was interesting:
“I will continue to work closely with faculty members,
particularly those who have already demonstrated a commitment and
willingness to work with others across campuses, across disciplines, and
across differences of opinion, on each of the challenges that face us.”
What a dipshit. Another attempt at intimidation. Any else find it hilarious when Famouri (sp?) was laughed at? I’d like to see that on TV.
May 5, 2008 at 8:18 pm
When was he laughed at…in the Senate meeting? Good, he deserves it!
May 5, 2008 at 8:20 pm
WVU probably spent some poor kid’s tuition for the semester to buy that statement from Garrison’s PR firm.
May 5, 2008 at 8:25 pm
“”"”The essence of all the motions presented in the Senate today contains a clear message: we at WVU must work to create an environment that assures everyone that this will never happen again.”"”"
Once again, I don’t think Garrison was given the same report on these motions as everyone else. Because the essence of all the motions, to me, was Garrison get the hell out. But that’s just me.
May 5, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Yeah, he said something like “who will we go after next, the BOG, the chairman, the governor?” and everyone started cheering and laughing at him.
May 5, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Garrison’s statement shows that he has absolutely no interest in stepping down. That is exactly why we simply cannot let this fade away like they hope it will. The BOG members have a vested interest in Garrison and don’t want to lose him so they will continue to cling to life. However, if day in and day out we continue to focus on this issue it WON”T go away. Someone needs to file a lawsuit against WVU and Garrison personally as well as everyone in the room during the “decisional meeting” on the basis of how they have de-valued our degrees. Garrison and his cronies just don’t get it. There has yet to be ANY accountability for anyone in this entire mess. We can’t give up on this.
May 5, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Based on the statement issued this evening, it “looks” like Garrison has no intentions of leaving.
Is he just stalling to weigh his options? And if he isn’t motivated by shame or embarrassment, what’s next?
May 5, 2008 at 8:44 pm
To do list:
1. Start the process to revoke Lang & Sears’ tenure for academic misconduct:
http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200805010801
2. Logar and Blakely must resign.
3. Faculty Senate appoints its own search committee for the new Provost. Refuse to cooperate with any other committee.
4. Matt V. for Faculty Senate chair!
May 5, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Hop’s got a new commentary up. LMAO!!!!
“You don’t have to be a college professor to know Garrison is in deep trouble. And it’s trouble that was compounded by cavalier comments from Board of Governors Chairman Steve Goodwin, who has also been criticized.
Goodwin, who strongly supports Garrison, told the WVU student newspaper, that the “faculty have nothing to do with my selection or my term at the University.”
Goodwin, with that factual, but nonetheless arrogant comment, placed the couch in the middle of University Avenue. The only thing left to do was to light a match, which Goodwin did when he added derisively, “If they (the faculty) don’t like that, the only way to change that is to change the law.”
May 5, 2008 at 8:47 pm
I did my part to get rid of the WVU Board of Governors and Garrison by voting for that guy who is running against Joe Manchin. End the corruption by voting these guys out of office!
May 5, 2008 at 8:48 pm
To do list:
1. Start the process to revoke tenure for Lang and Sears:
http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200805010801
2. Logar and Blakely must resign too.
3. The Faculty Senate should appoint its own Provost search committee, and refuse to cooperate with any other committee.
4. Matt V. for Faculty Senate Chair
May 5, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Does anyone know what incentives there are for the key actors to get passage of the bucks for brains initiative (besides the obvious $70M)?
Thanks
May 5, 2008 at 8:48 pm
The land line and cell phone records are a key at this point. This is the next step in the discovery process. Stay tuned to the PPG as some believe Mr. Puskar controls the company that maintains the land line records for WVU. Court orders appear imminent and Heather’s place as an officer may soon become tenuous as losses must be cut.
May 5, 2008 at 8:49 pm
^^^^We can only hope.
May 5, 2008 at 8:55 pm
It is my guess that the cell phone records will be released this week.
May 5, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Three comments about the Garrison memo:
1. He had to respond, and I think this is basically the kind of letter we would have expected
2. I don’t like the continued veiled threat implied in the 5th paragraph
3. He didn’t say, “I won’t resign”.
May 5, 2008 at 9:15 pm
A full WVU General Assemby has been called and will be held next week. The tentative location is the CAC but the details of the day, place and time will surely be announced tomorrow. This is an opportunity for the collective whole to be present and heard. The rules etc. of these emergency meetings are posted on the FS website.
May 5, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Does anyone have the actual vote by the faculty senators or was it a secret ballot? I’d like to know who abstained. I have a strong notion of who it was but I’m very curious.
And for that matter I’d like the yays and nays.
Was it public or secret ballot?
May 5, 2008 at 9:34 pm
The problem with releasing the cell phone records this week is:
If they can release them this week, the could have released them last week. Or last month. Or 4 months ago.
This delay, obfuscation, and outright contempt for the FOIA, is simply a part of the reason he got no-conned today.
May 5, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Does Citynet handle the phones for WVU? If so, you bet your ass that the phone records are gone. Puskar and Petroplus own that company.
May 5, 2008 at 9:39 pm
The vote was secret ballot. Senators filled in slips of paper for each motion and heanded them in.
May 5, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Well, Garrison said something about the landlines being a VOIP system, so, it’s very plausible it was citynet, especially if Puskar and Petroplus own it.
And the hole gets just gets deeper and deeper every day, doesn’t it.
May 5, 2008 at 9:44 pm
An overlooked item from today’s issue of the DA: The sports editor (Tony Dobies) notes an oddity about how the DA was notified of the Huggins deal–the announcement came in from the PRESIDENT’S COMMUNICATION STAFF not from the WVU sports info staff. Also according to Dobies, the editorials from the other coaches came into the opinion editor’s email, not to the usual address for letters to the editor. Dobies also notes the similarities in context, format, & timing (all within one day of each other, some within hours) of the coach support letters….I guess they told Stewart to hold off so that no one figured out who was pulling the puppet strings.
May 5, 2008 at 9:44 pm
AT & T is their provider. AT & T can only release them with either WVU’s permission or a court order.
However, WVU’s public insistence last week that they are “misplaced” forces their hand if in fact they have not signed consent.
It undermines their opposition to the FOIA in front of Judge Stone, and I suspect he will rule that AT & T must release them (if they can find them)
A judge has to be affected in his opinion about the case when the respondant insists that they are “complying” with the FOIA.
I personally suspect WVU concocted the “missing” story and AT & T may not commenting because WVU is a large customer. But they will not violate a court order or break the law.
Some enterprising journalist needs to get a hold of someone at AT&T and find out if those records realy are missing.
May 5, 2008 at 9:46 pm
anon, Was only one resolution passed. I thought that Motion 2 and Motion 3 should have been passed; they were not exclusive of each other, were they?
May 5, 2008 at 9:49 pm
The Fifth Paragraph aimed at the Fifth Column. Those inside that work from within to attack the leadership.
May 5, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Oh, and hoppy got it right in latest commentary.
You can push faculty around on lots of things. You want to hire some flunky to do some bullshit work or some other crap, faculty will let you do it. You want to push them around on stuff NOT related to strictly academics, and faculty are a pretty malleable bunch. They almost feel like “if it happens outside the academic setting, I’m above it - it’s someone else’s problem.”
But when you have something like this, where there is this type of pure disregard for the rules of academia from step 1, in the most basest of senses, you are in the big water now boy, when you are dealing with the faculty. That is one area you keep your grimy politician hands to yourself.
And Garrison could have avoided all this, if he’d just done his job and said, “Wait, we aren’t gonna give a degree, when she didn’t even pay or register for the courses, let alone, show up. I don’t give a shit what she ‘thought’ her deal was.”
If he had done that, he’d have been a fucking hero to the faculty.
I also like how at Harvard, the guy makes ONE remark, offhandedly sexist, in a roundabout way, and he resigns.
Garrison, gives away a fucking free degree, and he’s done nothing wrong.
You compare those two situations, and the harvard president, is a fucking saint ten times over.
You couldn’t dream of a more arrogant bunch of clowns than what’s infesting Stewart Hall and the BoG.
May 5, 2008 at 9:57 pm
ST: One source (maybe WVPR) reported the other two motions failed & you are right, they were not mutually exclusive.
May 5, 2008 at 10:03 pm
I’m just amazed that Garrison dissed the faculty like that. He really is full of himself. Let’s spam the BOG members. Even if they won’t listen let’s annoy the hell out of them. If they ask for resignation at the faculty assembly can the BOG ignore that too?
May 5, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Bravo to everyone, this is really a great day in our lovely state of West Virginia. Notice I said, “our lovely state”. In regard to no one being able to disband the BOG, I believe this would be so under the grounds of criminal activity by their appointed leader, and this being a conflict of interest to both the University and to the people of West Virginia. Given this, I believe the faculty senate members could begin the process of asking those members of the BOG to step down from their respective posts. Secondly, in regard to AT&T….I’m here to tell you that those records are most certainly within the confines of AT&T…don’t let this slip by, keep investigating, keep asking…..ALL phone records are kept.
May 5, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Yeah, the other two motions failed.
The “middle one” was like 50 against, 30 some for.
The “least critical” one was like 65 against, 20something for.
The DA has the actual numbers. Even though today was their last issue (I think) they do have a breaking news story up with the vote counts.
May 5, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Folks I think it’s time for the final assault. Surely not all of the WVU Board of Governors are as utterly and completely shameless and tactless as Steve Goodwin. Ten votes needed:
Who will be the first to break ranks and do so publicly?
Hank Barnette? - Very well respected and could sway other board members if he thinks it’s time for Garrison to go. Not beholden to the West Virginia power elite.
Linda Dickirson? - There are rumors that she might not have supported Garrison behind closed doors. Hubby supported Lloyd Jackson in 2004.
William Nutting? - After writing an asinine editorial supporting Bresch in December, the Wheeling Intelligencer reversed course recently.
Steve Kite? - Will he feel the pressure to begin representing the faculty that elected him?
I know that’s only four and it’s going to take a miracle, but it’s a start.
Call them, write them, let them know what you think.
PS: Probably no reason to waste your time on Goodwin, Farmer, Long, Mattern, Parsons, Petroplus and Wells. Like I said, it’ll take a miracle.
May 5, 2008 at 10:09 pm
go to the respective IT departments, have them testify under oath, because there are those who are trying to sweep all they can under the rug
May 5, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Next BOG meeting is June 6 in Charleston I think…it is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
May 5, 2008 at 10:10 pm
steve kite’s been bought
May 5, 2008 at 10:12 pm
fyi…barnette’s tied in with a law firm, too, and close ties with unions
May 5, 2008 at 10:14 pm
anyone ever thought of writing senator byrd
May 5, 2008 at 10:14 pm
wboy.com has some video from Sherman Riemenwhatever, and Kristina Olson.
May 5, 2008 at 10:15 pm
St: There were three motions. All three were voted on at the same time. Each Senator received three ballots, there was the discussion, and then the Senators filled in “yes”, “no” or “abstain” for each motion. All of the ballots were collected, counted, and then announced (after a short recess). So, Senators could have voted yes for each one, if they wanted. The results were:
Motion 1: 35 yes, 53 no, 8 abstain
Motion 2: 29 yes, 63 no, 2 abstain
Motion 3: 77 yes, 19 no, 1 abstain
Only the no confidence motion passed.
May 5, 2008 at 10:21 pm
since when is falsifying student documents, pulling grades “out of thin air”, not against the law??? And, those who support this, wouldn’t they be referred to as accomplices, also held accountable in a court of law???
May 5, 2008 at 10:23 pm
And, since this has all been against the law, and the BOG supports this, then aren’t they relieved of duty as members of the university’s governed board???
May 5, 2008 at 10:26 pm
I wonder what would happen to your average faculty member if they falsified a students graduation record. Is that grounds for firing?
May 5, 2008 at 10:26 pm
The reason censure failed was that it seemed to be put forward as an alternative to calling for his resignation.
It was an attempt to satitate the public’s desire for accountability, but we all know censure is inadequete.
May 5, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Garrison can’t fire anyone under him involved with Heathergate.
He is afraid what they would say to the media afterwards.
May 5, 2008 at 10:31 pm
I wrote down the numbers as they were announced….
Motion 1 (Clark/Turton) Censure: Yes: 35, No: 53: Abstained: 8
Motion 2 (Olson/Leyden) Ridiculously Insulting Proposal: Yes: 29, No: 63: Abstained: 2
Motion 3 (Riemenschneider/Ryan) No Confidence: Yes: 77, No: 19, Abstained: 1.
Notice, the numbers do not add up. Either, some folks did not submit their votes, or the senate had difficulty counting during the recess. Either explanation is plausible.
May 5, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Garrison is not the issue. If you want to actually fix WVU, you have to vote against Joe Manchin next week in the primary and then in the fall in the general election. Make it clear to Joe Manchin that he does not own West Virginia and we will not elect him to the United States Senate. If the clown running against him get 35 percent of the vote next week, we will make it clear that we are made as hell and will not take it any more.
If Garrison goes and Manchin stays and continues to have his grand illusions of West Virginia being a kingdom, he will still run the university throught the BOG.
Joe must go.
May 5, 2008 at 10:45 pm
From the A.P. report:
“But the senate’s motion is not binding on the administration, and Garrison has repeatedly said he won’t resign. He also has had outspoken support from the Board of Governors and Gov. Joe Manchin, who appointed the majority of the board..
Friends, I suggest that we collectively send the Governor a message on Tuesday.
May 5, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Lied to: I too was thinking about Byrd…any idea how this would go over?
May 5, 2008 at 10:52 pm
and we send that same message to Senators Byrd and Rockefeller
May 5, 2008 at 10:54 pm
i doubt byrd would come near this. most u.s. senators try not to get dragged into intra-state fights, esp. not when it would hurt members of their own party.
May 5, 2008 at 10:57 pm
Garrison can’t fire the underlings for the reason stated above.
Garrison, like a punkass kid playing chess, who thinks he can bully everyone by bringing his queen out immediately, has managed to not only lose his queen, but most of his other pieces, and is now in checkmate.
There’s no out for him anymore.
May 5, 2008 at 11:01 pm
On the issue of the AT&T phone records. File s FOIA request to WVU for all communications with AT & T concerning the “lost emials.” Should reveal if and when WVU sought the e-mails from AT&T, what WVU said and how the phone company responded.
Simple.
May 5, 2008 at 11:02 pm
lost “e-mails” that is . . .
May 5, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Believe this would be a most valuable avenue to set things straight, and the wisdom needed to get this university and health sciences back on track
May 5, 2008 at 11:03 pm
And by “out” I mean he has no way of ever recovering. He may stubbornly stay on, but the faculty, the students, and the alumni will never respect him. Eventually, he will tire of being isolated and ridiculed at every corner that doesn’t involve someone Goodwin or Manchin.
And he will quietly slip away in disgrace, if Manchin doesn’t make him quit first for political cover.
Of course, if Manchin makes him quit, then Garrison could blow the whistle on him, but, I’m sure Garrison eventually wants to be supreme ruler and dictator overlord of the universe, but will settle for governor.
So whether he will burn that political connection by ratting out Mojo, is still unclear.
May 5, 2008 at 11:08 pm
I think the donors and alums are going to tell ‘em to get the hook out now. The Board and the G simply do not know how totally embarrassing this is.
Nice meeting. That announcement today was about as smart as Goodwin’s of Friday. They just threw jet fuel on that couch sitting in the middle of University. Doesn’t matter to me- that kind of thing is just making this easier. Couch loaded with jet fuel sitting there. Will it sit there until graduation? Odds?
Thinking that coaches’ letters matter is kinda sad, really.
May 5, 2008 at 11:08 pm
my goodness….I can’t believe what I’ve just heard…wboy, J. Steven Kite, said, “it’s paramount that we set measures in place to make sure student grades stay safe or straight???” Is that what I heard??? You have got to be kidding me. As I said, this man has been bought…hook, line and sinker. And, once again, they are totally avoiding the absolute here, and leading us down another road. They really are out of it, they really are. Bingmanch said it so eloquently in his writing of yesterday…
May 5, 2008 at 11:13 pm
One would think there would be an overwhelming sense of disgrace here, with the president, a remorseful attitude…..and there isn’t, not even a hint of it. I simply can’t believe this, the more I read, the more that comes out….this is far beyond repair, and the BOG and the president must know this, too. It’s catastrophic, it really is!
May 5, 2008 at 11:15 pm
With the primary election only a week away, the emails and telephone calls from Garrisons office found a convenient time to get “lost.”
May 5, 2008 at 11:18 pm
and what about the made-to-resign dean of the medicine school, how sad. what if it where you, what if you were that dean, wouldn’t you want the truth to be revealed? what if you were that pawn in their terrible game of chess….many, many know that this dean was among the very best…he couldn’t allow himself to become one of their puppets….now that’s integrity, a true leader.
May 5, 2008 at 11:20 pm
they’re just playing the waiting game, letting time become their friend in this, knowing full well that eventually the truth will come out (and the emails, too!)…..they’re waiting, hoping this will settle with time
May 5, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Manchin and Garrison suffer from megalomania (narcissistic personality disorder (NPD)), which is characterized by preoccupied fantasies of unlimited power, success, and brilliance. NPD is a personality disorder and is defined by the mental disorders manual. Psychotherpay is the treatment of choice. Does Mylan manufacture any generics for this condition?
May 5, 2008 at 11:29 pm
^No, but Smith and Wesson does.
May 5, 2008 at 11:34 pm
HA - oh that’s too funny! They really are above the law! It’s too much, overwhelming to say the least.
May 5, 2008 at 11:40 pm
Does anyone know anything about the Bucks for Brains fundraising issue? How did it come about?
May 5, 2008 at 11:46 pm
heard it was a model plan out of Kentucky, not sure
May 5, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Thanks-whose intiative? Garrison? Manchin?
May 5, 2008 at 11:49 pm
and I quote…“But the senate’s motion is not binding on the administration, and Garrison has repeatedly said he won’t resign. He also has had outspoken support from the Board of Governors and Gov. Joe Manchin, who appointed the majority of the board..
no man is an island…well, maybe so
May 5, 2008 at 11:55 pm
S&W, Bing? Maybe Bud Shuster was right.
May 5, 2008 at 11:59 pm
80/20? What I cant’ understand is why the senate’s motion wasn’t 100%. Who were the idiots that voted to keep this fellow idiot around?
May 6, 2008 at 12:00 am
Regarding the phone records, WVU OIT/Telecom runs the VOIP phone system on campus. There should be landline records in there, but OIT has had some recent data and e-mail loses with awfully coincidental timing. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were “accidentally” destroyed.
May 6, 2008 at 12:14 am
Friends keep your eye on the ball. Garrison is not the issue. Joe Manchin is. Joe Manchin controls the BOG period. If this wasn’t his daughter, WVU would not be in the mess it is in. If it wasn’t for Joe Manchin’s daughter’s need for a cover up, Mike Garrison would not be in the mess he is in. NO ONE ELSE but Joe Manchin’s daughter would have had grades pulled out of thin air to cover up a 10 year old fiction of an MBA that did not exist. Forcing Garrison to resign may make you feel good and help restore WVU’s national reputation for a short period of time, but it would be like killing a field general. The chief executive will just replace him with another field general. Will WVU be better if Garrison is gone but Joe Manchin still controls the BOG?
Hippie Killer, there is an election next week. You have made a difference with WVU. Now why not opine on sending Joe Manchin a message that he is not better than us nor is his daughter. Send him a message that unless he leaves WVU alone he will pay a steep political price.
May 6, 2008 at 12:24 am
Oh, I won’t be voting for Manchin.
The problem is, even if every single person thinks Garrison must go also didn’t vote for Manchin — it wouldn’t make a bit of difference.
Keep your eye on the ball. And keep the heat on Garrison.
May 6, 2008 at 12:51 am
Hippie Killer I disagree with you. We do not have to defeat Manchin. We have to wound him. If the other guy gets 35% of the vote in the primary, Joe Manchin will take his ball home and leave Morgantown alone.
May 6, 2008 at 12:52 am
And, only if Manchin leaves WVU alone, can it’s national reputation be permanently restored.
May 6, 2008 at 12:53 am
Except that nowhere near enough people care about this issue to make that happen.
I’m just keepin’ it real, dog.
Let’s just hope that the the WVU faculty — the REAL Fifth Column — keep pressure on Garrison.
May 6, 2008 at 1:08 am
The PPG does not have an editorial on the faculty request for his resignation, but the Charleston Gazette does:
http://wvgazette.com/Opinion/Editorials/200805050551
May 6, 2008 at 1:11 am
Wow, he’s even alienated the Law School, where he once graduated “with honors.” He’s really working at pissing everyone off. I figured if anyone was going to cut him some slack, it would be the law school. From the PPG:
“Law professor and faculty senate member Patrick McGinley said his colleagues at WVU’s law school expressed to him two “defining moments” that fed their determination to seek Mr. Garrison’s resignation.
The first was board chairman Steve Goodwin’s comments to the student newspaper Friday, which Mr. McGinley said displayed contempt for the faculty.
State law puts the board, not the faculty senate, in charge of the university, and “if they don’t like that, the only way to change that is to change the law,” the paper quoted Mr. Goodwin as saying.
The second was Mr. Garrison’s response to questions during a television interview over the weekend in which he appeared to reject the findings of the investigative panel.
When asked if he thought Ms. Bresch earned her degree, Mr. Garrison responded that he didn’t know. He also said he didn’t know about the panel’s finding that administrators falsified Ms. Bresch’s transcript.”
Heh.
Gee, I wonder where that non-answer answer has been discussed before?
May 6, 2008 at 3:46 am
Slow night on the national AP wire……
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080506/ap_on_re_us/governor_s_daughter_4
No, I don’t know how to code for the intertron.
May 6, 2008 at 4:59 am
Slow night on the AP national wire.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080506/ap_on_re_us/governor_s_daughter_4
May 6, 2008 at 5:43 am
You are correct, Bingmanch - keep your eyes on garrison - and keep investigating - heard FOIA info has been requested from health science, think from CG? can anyone back this up? And, to WVUAnon, sounds like you’re trying to steer us away from the main goal here…and, if the president were an ethical man, it wouldn’t matter WHO needed grades, it would never have happened…..if, he were an ethical and moral man
May 6, 2008 at 6:57 am
Although HK’s blog has been an outlet for most that are concerned about WVU, the fact remains that the *average* voter is WV is ignorant to this whole story. Case in piont:
Family member #1 (WV State resident): I heard about it on the news but why would a Pittsburgh newspaper be covering this story? Manchin is well liked by a lot of people in the State.
Family member #2 (WV State resident): Wasn’t there some kind of mixup in the paperwork? Happens all the time.
The State media outlets dereliction on covering this story since December is at very least a shame and at most a journalistic crime against the people of WV.
We’ve got to stay focused and surgically remove the cancer (Garrison) and then begin to affect change with his successor. Oh yeah, and Goodwin should be burned at the stake as well.
May 6, 2008 at 7:11 am
Left Shadow’s nailed it. I’d bet many if not most of those who read and/or post on this site would be shocked by the number of state residents who know little if anything about this scandal.
May 6, 2008 at 7:12 am
It was with some hope that I overhead members of the hoi polloi discussing this over burgers this week. Even if they have no vote (at least not directly) they were interested and (somewhat) aghast at the outcome. I don’t think every WV resident is on-board with Papa Joe.
BTW, I’m glad I’m not the only one who wonders just how it is that the President of a “University” can in quick succession have heard of a student who expects to get a degree without attending classes, have heard that said student’s transcript is suddenly fully-stocked with grades and yet claim to have no knowledge of the controversy and no responsibility for the outcome.
Garrison must go for the good of the students, the faculty and anyone who ever needs to set foot outside the state!
May 6, 2008 at 7:45 am
Left Shadow: You are right. This is exactly why the coaches letters “matter” despite what none of the above thinks. The average West Virginian may not follow this scandal, but you can bet they know who the coaches are & whether or not we had a winning season….
May 6, 2008 at 8:17 am
Patience folks.
The Charleston Gazette has called for Big Mike to resign.
The push back against Garrison, Goodwin and the Manchin Mob is just beginning. When it is over they won’t know what hit them.
Small-time corrupt political machine operating with impunity — meet BIG DONORS, DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI, AND NEWSPAPER EDITORIAL WRITERS.
Carpet bombing and nukes on the way.
May 6, 2008 at 8:29 am
To Smeathen, Left Shadow - you are absolutely correct - keep at it - keep up the pressure - we can’t give in
May 6, 2008 at 8:31 am
“I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”
Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now, 1979
Who is organizing the student backlash at commencement? I’ve heard of a couple of good ideas (turn your backs when Garrison is announced, refuse to shake the hand that cheated you, etc.). Is there someone who is driving a particular message or will everyone freestyle?
May 6, 2008 at 8:40 am
Joe Manchin will not be on my ballot next week, but Russ Weeks will. I know that coming out of the closet on this blog as a Republican (and a Reagan Conservative one to boot) will likely spur a flurry of invective replies.
I too am extremely grateful to the PPG for sticking with the story, the DA for having some of the best coverage and the best timeline a couple of months ago AND to Hoppy for the coverage w/ his STATEWIDE show. Do not discount the number of people who are aware through his show–and they are furious!!
AND, a very special kudo to the WVU Faculty Senate!! They have shown guts when they could have had their heads lopped off. Bucking Lang’s attempt to pack the committee w/ 2 faculty and one H Ed. surrogate was an act of REAL courage. Had they not done that in January, you would now see Heather sporting her brand new diploma and a large lump under the WVU rug. If you have had dealings w/ Jerry you know him to be contemptous of most and vindictive at the drop of a hat. Trust me, those who had the courage to make their feelings known risked demotion or firing at Jerry’s hand. The move for yesterday’s meeting began before he was “gone” (or not). I cannot say enough good things about them and those whose names were known.
It is fascinating to watch the arrogant ones: Manchin, Bresch, Garrison, Lang, Goodwin, etc. stand in line w/ their cans of gasoline to throw on the growing fire. This is the essence of “ruling class” mentality.
It will not be enough just to have another Democrat as governor–that person will just be pulled into the same old network. This state needs a strong 2-party system to overcome this network of corruption. Until we are willing to do this……….. The situation w/ WVU needs to be forced to a screeching halt AND publically.
My late father (he taught chemistry at WVU for 40 years) always told us that you could not deal w/ those who did not tell the truth–there was nothing there to trust. In today’s terms: it is attempting to nail Jello to the wall.
I understand that today’s culture seems to “reward” those who ply the craft of deceit and thinks them clever. HOW’S THIS WORKING FOR YOU??
May 6, 2008 at 8:46 am
Don’t celebrate yet….Although it may look like he is on the ropes, time is on Garrison’s side. How long will this go on? Into the next academic year? When students leave campus (traffic is already thinning), any momentum from them will be lost. As noted, the average West Virginian is most likely clueless & they could turn on the faculty–wondering why the people whose salaries come from state dollars are so worked up about this & why they don’t just get back to work educating students (who are most likely their kids). Keep in mind, there are now three high profile positions in the university open–Provost; Dean of the Business College & Med School…Who is on the selection/search committee for these postions? Are The cronies of the BOG & Garrison already waiting in the wings?
May 6, 2008 at 8:55 am
I heard the other day through an Arts and Sciences faculty memeber that 4 assistant provosts (yikes–the top heavy administration) had been asked to be interim after Jerry’s departure and each had said “no”.
May 6, 2008 at 8:56 am
The doctoral graduates should simply pause, turn to the audience shake their heads and walk off the stage without accepting a handshake or the scroll from Garrison.
The rest of the graduates will have to be more creative. A thought would be waving transcripts because they now feel compelled to prove they actually earned their degrees.
May 6, 2008 at 8:56 am
They’re gearing up for the next counter attack - be strong - and everyone stay at it…
May 6, 2008 at 8:58 am
Remember….strength in numbers……and the power of the pen
May 6, 2008 at 9:03 am
Fox Hunter has a good point about the open seats - the Faculty Senate must be assertive in that process - take a public position refusing to cooperate in the searches until G is gone. I mean EVERY FACULTY MEMBER must refuse to serve, with the blessing of the Fac Senate (or the Univesity Assembly), until G is gone. Look at some of the recent decanal appointments - Macey wasn’t a distinguished scholar by any means, but had the right family connections; McConnell (a wonderful person) is nevertheless tight with the Goodwins.
Ane who is ruling on tenure decisions in the next 3 weeks? Those files are in Stewart Hall, and while CB Wilson (another good man) runs the process, Jerry Lang really has the final say. He doesn’t resign until June 30, after the tenure denial letters are signed. The Faculty Senate University P&T Committee needs to be very careful about any poltically motivated tenure denials this month.
May 6, 2008 at 9:12 am
If the Assistant Provosts and Assistant Vice Presidents had any balls as academicians, they would resign on prinicpal and go back to thier departments. You do know why they aren’t going to do that, don’t you? In fact they and the deans of the university’s colleges have been very quiet.
May 6, 2008 at 9:15 am
let’s not forget P&T at health science, either
May 6, 2008 at 9:16 am
Anon suggested waving transcripts. IF completed transcripts are available by graduation, students might consider putting the transcript on a tee shirt.
Then one simply flashes the crowd/administrators.
Probably no time to order through Snapfish, etc. But I think you can do iron-ons via home computer with the right paper . . .
I’m thinking out loud for those who like to go hands-free. Perhaps alumni can have transcript on the front, degree on the back?
May 6, 2008 at 9:16 am
Ahh, the arrogance of power. The same thing happened at the University of Southern Mississippi when Shelby Freland Thames was appointed president. He tried to fire two tneured professors and was not successful. The FS and faculty voted overwhelmingly to get rid of him. They did not succeed. So, what happened, OVER 400 FACULTY AND STAFF LEFT! I was one of them. The same thing is going to happen at WVU, my beloved WVU that has been subjected to this mess. There is only one way to solve this and it is NOT to return Manchin. If one looks at some of the other message boards, it’s all about athletics. As far as the letters of support from the coaches: faculty do not meddle in athletics, coaches should do the same. However, the likes of Garrison and his cronies got them to be involved. Give me a break, that deal with Huggins, NOW? Garrison and his cronies think that most of us are stupid, and, if we buy into this crap, I am sorry, but then we are stupid.
To those of you who live in WV, my adopted state, keep up the good work and don’t let Garrison, Manchin and the BOG destroy my alma mater!
May 6, 2008 at 9:46 am
I think a point person from the Faculty Senate should poll the Deans and Associate Deans of each of their respective Schools and gauge the level of support this Administration has among them. Something like what Matt Vester did.
It’s not a big thing, but that information would be relevant and would keep the drum beat going.
I’m sure almost all Deans and Associate Deans would not want their names mentioned. Of course … if the score was 45-0, then they would effectively be on record.
May 6, 2008 at 10:43 am
BIG STORY — Just off the wire, AP is reporting:
Garrison Fires Faculty
Associated Press, Morgantown:
Surrounded by the Board of Governors and leading luminaries of the Athletic Department, WVU President Mike Garrison announced that he had just finished signing letters firing virtually the entire faculty. “Pack up your moving vans and get ready to get out of town,”
Garrison chided those who had so recently celebrated his alleged downfall. He went on to explain that he had, in fact, learned much from the Heather Bresch incident.
“We don’t the need a faculty,” he explained. “In the future, students will come to WVU, enjoy our sporting teams and obtain their degrees based on their real world experiences. Heather taught us that a first rate university does not need courses in order to succeed.”
Garrison was referring to Heather Bresch, the daughter of Governor Manchin, whose hard work and perseverance landed her the job as COO of Mylan Pharmaceutical despite her failure to complete her MBA course work.
“If you can rise to the top of Mylan without finishing your courses, why bother to start those courses at all,” Garrison added.
Following Garrison, Chief of Staff Craig Walker displayed samples of the new WVU Degree Programs which included majors in Downtown Bar Behavior, Political Pandering, Sports Betting and Road Trips.
“Without the need for faculty, we should be able to offer a variety of degrees at a bargain price,”
Walker noted before turning the program over to newly appointed Co-Provosts Steve Kite and Parviz Famouri.
May 6, 2008 at 10:44 am
The lack of remorse on the part of ALL involved in this unfortunate situation is astounding. It seems the only regret is that they got caught.
May 6, 2008 at 11:02 am
I have a semi-irrelevant question. What’s with the goomba haircut shared by Garrison and Huggins. They both look like extras from the cast of Sopranos. Is this like gang colors for corrupt white guys so they can recognize a fellow member on sight?
May 6, 2008 at 11:07 am
1. Commencement is now divided into separate events for the different colleges. As a result, all graduates walk across the state, not just Ph.D.’s.
2.The “average” salary posted above does not take into account the vastly different salaries based on disciplines. Humanities professors, for instance, make far less than those in other areas.
May 6, 2008 at 11:29 am
A typo? DP put Coach Stewart’s Letter to the Editor on the 3rd page of the sports section, subheaded “WVU Degree Scandal:” “. . . I report to two great administrators, gentleman and leaders in Mr. Ed Pastilong and President Garrison.” A typo? Or intentional? The coach or DP editor?
Also, examples like MG’s support for the team after losses “show what a classy leader we have at West Virginia University.” Also: “President Garrison is a man’s man and believes in accountability.” Finally, “I would jump into a foxhole with these two classy men, any day.” Mike “classy”?
Was this written under duress? Can one read between the lines? Was this written by someone else? The Coach seems like a very decent person, but not that bright. No one is rushing to sign him on for life at this point. . .
May 6, 2008 at 11:42 am
Just taking a break to say kudos for the tough language used by the faculty and the tough language used by the Gazette in today’s article.
Of course, if Garrison resigns, Manchin is safe.
May 6, 2008 at 11:47 am
Why should we wait for the students to do our dirty work… we should assemble in front of Stewart Hall and remain there until this wrong is set right.
Interestingly, when Summers stepped down from Harvard, following a ‘no confidence’ vote, the vote was held by the Senate Faculty of only ONE COLLEGE (the College of Arts and Sciences), albeit, it is a big one.
The momentum of the vote is not that it passed, but rather, that it asserts the rightful authority of the faculty, by very definition, it is a single body and must act as such and be viewed as such. Otherwise, we are only a noisy distraction .
So, grab some sunscreen and make a sign– we’ve got work to do!
May 6, 2008 at 12:09 pm
I’d just like to smack the smirk off the fat fuck’s face.
May 6, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Thanks for the update, Smeathern. I’m glad someone is on top of breaking news.
And hey, maybe I’ll go back to my old alma mater. A political pandering degree is bound to pay off better than an MSJ. But could I even get in the program? I’m sure you have to know somebody.
I understand they didn’t offer Spinning Integrity 101 before the mid-1990s.
May 6, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Robert at 11:02…do you think they’ll start shaving M-B-A into their eyebrows?
May 6, 2008 at 1:00 pm
As a Michigan resident, I was introduced to the throngs of mindless WVU lemmings thru college sports msg brds back in December.
I happened across this blog thru a google or jeeves search on the Bresch topic.
I am happy to see all WVa folks aren’t ignorant drones going about their daily existance. The sports brds give folks the stereotype notion that all WVa folks are friggen nutz.
I am unsure if the “5th column” is a reference to neo-nazi stuff…if so I am not a subscriber to that mentality. Other than that concern, I have enjoyed reading this blog thus far. Folks here seem to wanna get to the answers…which I respect.
My sincere wishes for the best outcome in this situation…as I doubt you will fully remove the corruption. That said, perhaps Manchin will be less bold in the future when conducting shady deals.
As far as MC though…I really hope you guys nail him good.
Best of Luck to ya :)
May 6, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Regarding commencement: Garrison is the scheduled speaker for the A&S graduation! Also, for those who are busy making signs & putting on sunscreen & heading to Stewart Hall: A lone student is camped out across from the Mtnlair with a sign that says Mike Garrison resign now. His sign has the facebook address on it. Looks like he could use some company. Someone needs to tell those kids that all their facebook stuff won’t help b/c most people over thirty don’t look at it. They need to take their power to a more public venue (like their guy on the street by the Mtnlair). Can someone call the press & get that kid on camera?
May 6, 2008 at 1:11 pm
I feel like I’m taking crazy pills. I went to bed in West Virginia and woke up in Putin’s Russia? Ok, a little exaggeration I realize, but this is really terrifying. Insulting that scholars and academics can so easily be hijacked by a group of self serving politicos. It sends a shiver down my spine.
btw, Hk, mad props for your love of U2. off topic I know, but I’ve not read your blog before. It’s a good time to crank silver and gold
May 6, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Aged Wolverine, I can assure you that “Fifth Column” absolutely does not have anything to do with neo-Naziism. (I actually wasn’t aware that there are neo-Nazi connotations to the phrase.) I can’t say for sure, but I imagine Lawbot–who started this blog–had in mind the notorious quote from Andrew Sullivan after 9/11 (”the decadent left in its enclaves on the coasts…may well mount…a fifth column”) when he named the blog, and that it was meant ironically.
May 6, 2008 at 1:39 pm
That’s meant to be an end parenthesis, not a winking smiley face. Silly internet.
May 6, 2008 at 1:41 pm
SMEATHAN……i love your comment…………….look to the HSC,the former dean (not Prescott) had already started that process…………..seems to be working..lots of empty buildings and offices
May 6, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Wolverine’s comment led me to Wiki — the phrase was used by a Spanish Fascist in 1936 to claim a “fifth column” would rise against the left in the siege of Madrid, but it didn’t happen.
Red, I also got a smiley face instead of a parenthesis — and I know Lawbot is no Nazi.
May 6, 2008 at 1:50 pm
How can we, the public, use the BOG operating procedures (http://bog.wvu.edu/procedures see 1.12, 1.13) to remove the board members and force the resignation of Garrison . . . or are we trapped?
It is clear that several Members of the BOG have violated the “Code of Conduct” and have “Conflicts of Interest” . . . but Members can only be removed by the governor for “official misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty or gross immorality”. . . I think most BOG members satisfy some of these things. . . but what can we do?
The University is so fucked up right now, seething with corruption and run by ass licking authority. Garrison, Goodwin and their cronies (*doesn’t Drew Payne look remarkably like Cartman from South Park?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF1F8yEj2IY*) are sitting there saying to the public “respect my a-thor-a-tie.” The BOG doesn’t give a shit despite their clear obligation TO THE PUBLIC: “Members of the Board of Governors have an obligation to fulfill their responsibilities in a manner which fosters the public’s respect, trust and confidence.”
We have to battle the Bresch/BOG/Garrison oppression with people power.
(*insert or imagine Payne photo next to Eric Cartman ‘a-thor-a-tie’ photo*)
(*insert or imagine Goodwin photo next to BOG operating procedures 1.12 Code of Conduct*)
May 6, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Good for the guy across from the MtLair. If there were to be an organized push to carry a sign along side of him, alot of faculty and students would join. Another group that is being totally overlooked are WVU Staff (there are alot who would be happy to lend support)
May 6, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Yes, I also know that Lawbot isn’t a Nazi. I didn’t mean that I can’t say for sure Lawbot isn’t a Nazi, I meant I can’t say for sure what his exact inspiration for the blog name was. And I’m sure there isn’t a widespread notion that this might be a neo-Nazi blog, but I thought I’d respond to Wolverine just to reassure him/her. We’ve got a lot of newer readers around here who don’t remember the days when this blog was mostly one-liners about getting drunk, with the occasional Derrida reference.
May 6, 2008 at 2:33 pm
What’s the right line for a student denouncing Garrison during graduation? Something like:
“I refuse to accept my diploma from someone who hands them out like treats on Halloween. Mine was earned.”
May 6, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Actually I am fairly certain this is a geniune Nazi blog. I thought the founder was Hitler?
May 6, 2008 at 2:37 pm
hmmm…would it be insulting to the mafia if I said a more appropriate name for MG is “Bugsy The Weasel Genovese”…apologies to the Genovese family.
May 6, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Faculty assembly is May 14 at 1:30 pm in the CAC, Clay Theater. It will be interesting to see what the turnout is. What is the seating capacity of that theater?
May 6, 2008 at 2:48 pm
hi - you’re not even funny, not even slightly
May 6, 2008 at 2:49 pm
hi - check history on what befalls traitors - no doubt, you’re a fox in the henhouse, waiting to get plucked
May 6, 2008 at 2:50 pm
There are those of us over 30 who do use facebook (I use it to keep up with my much younger cousins I admit, but the ‘Eer groups are great too) - the Garrison Must Go group has grown since this AM.
RE: commencement - why don’t people put “earned it” or “FU Mike” on their caps?
May 6, 2008 at 2:52 pm
“we make education the old fashioned way-we e-a-r-n it”
May 6, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I feel so sorry for all you Mountaineers. Last year when the PSU football players were embarrassing the University with their gansta antics, I complained to the President, Graham Spanier, who at least acknowledged a problem. There seems to be no one in the state of West Virginia, in authority, who give a damn about this mess. So sad …
May 6, 2008 at 2:58 pm
I posted this on the Open Thread but it seems like people are continuing the discussion here so I’m going to re-post it:
Okay, we need to start using all of this creative energy to voice our opinions to some of the following people. Note: Rockefeller even has an “emergency” number to reach him posted. Isn’t this an emergency?
We’ve got to keep the fires burning especially this week before commencement. I realize some of this may not do anything but if nothing else won’t it feel good to seriously annoy them?
Jay Rockefeller
http://rockefeller.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
Robert Byrd
http://byrd.senate.gov/byrd_email.html
Contact the Governor of WV
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, E., Charleston, WV 25305
Toll-Free: 1-888-438-2731 | Email:
Governor@WVGov.org
Steve Goodwin (I realize this is pointless…
http://www.lawyers.com/West-Virginia/Morgantown/Goodwin-and-Ware,-LLP-13983754-f.html
May 6, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Garrison Must Go
Im looking for contributors if anyone is interested
May 6, 2008 at 3:06 pm
this site should also be used as a “clearinghouse” for those who feel bullied or who have experienced first-hand some of this administration’s “tactics” of governance. Someone posted an email for the HSC group-but this should be used for all comers.
Surely, this type of behavior is not spontaneous and/or isolated and there must be other episodes of questionable conduct. Batting about hearsay and venting are therapeutic, but do not achieve our ultimate goal of righting this institution. We have been challenged to “find proof” that this administration has acted improperly-we should not now be afraid to stand up and provide that proof.
May 6, 2008 at 3:06 pm
I’d say a YouTube video of any kind of graduation protest would be better for embarrassing Manchin nationally than Facebook. And that’s what this is going to take - widespread national embarrassment.
May 6, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Heh
I have played several MMORPGs over the years, in one of them there was a “5th Column” Nazi grp.
Being there are stereotypes of WVa being very racist…I was unsure if that was where name come from.
Was just trying to politely say I dont believe in it.
Sue me…cant get blood out of a turnip(on disability from Crohns disease)…and my major was Electronics. Cause obviously my history is lacking :P
Seriously though sorry bout the mix up…was just trying to get along while chiming in as another reader of the blog :)
May 6, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Chronicle of Higher Education. I don’t have a subscription but it is the top headline. Let’a the world know though.
http://chronicle.com/
May 6, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Mike Garrison met with Betty Chilton today accompanied by Bill Case to plead his case. Would be good to write emails to Chilton/Gazette to thank them for the great editorial today and ask them to keep up the pressure for resignation. Yeah, I know the has been terrible in its coverage up until today — but having the State’s biggest circulation newspaper calling for resignation is a big deal. That’s why Mike went on hands and knees to the Gazette today.
Also, Mike and company should know that there are many out here watching his every move and spin, so he ought not get too comfortable thinking his spinning and back door meetings a